Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version

Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version Author(s) Kazuhisa Kondo Illustrated by Kazuhisa Kondo Publisher Kadokawa Publish date December 25, 2003 Genre Manga ISBN ISBN-10: 4-04-713597-6

Gamera vs. Barugon: Comic Version (大怪獣激闘 ガメラ対バルゴン COMIC VERSION,   Daikaijū Gekitō: Gamera tai Barugon Komikku Bājon, lit. "Fierce Giant Monster Battle: Gamera vs. Barugon - COMIC VERSION"), abbreviated as G2.5, is a 2003 manga written and illustrated by Kazuhisa Kondo and published by Kadokawa. It is based on the 1966 film Gamera vs. Barugon, but set in the continuity of Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera trilogy, between the events of Gamera 2: Attack of Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.

Plot

The manga picks up from the end of Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, with Gamera using his Mana Blast to obliterate the Mother Legion. Gamera then flies off to attack a swarm of Gyaos. Meanwhile, an expedition heads deep underground. Most of the expedition force dies from traps in the caves, but the survivors discover a massive skeleton with a giant jewel embedded in the front of its skull. Strange cave paintings adorn the walls, featuring various Gyaos fighting another giant monster. Several of the remaining survivors murder each other, and the last remaining explorers manage to extract the gem from the skeleton's skull. It turns out that this is the egg of Barugon, which hatches. The hatchling grows gigantic at a remarkable rate, and then attacks the JSDF with his icy breath. Warships assemble in Tokyo Bay and attempt to bombard the creature, but Barugon uses his rainbow ray to make the ships explode. Asagi contacts Gamera and tells him of Barugon's assault, and Gamera goes to fight Barugon, who has now engulfed Tokyo in an ice storm. Barugon's speed was increased in the storm, and he had the upper hand over Gamera. Gamera spins into Barugon and throws him towards the ocean. Barugon quickly escapes, but loses his tail from one of Gamera's plasma fireballs. Gamera is completely frozen, but soon breaks free. Eventually, Gamera returns, and the two monsters fight on a giant iceberg made by Barugon. Ultimately, Gamera is victorious, and Barugon falls into the ocean, never to be seen again.

Appearances

Monsters

• Gamera
• Barugon
• Legion
• Gyaos
• Zigra (cameo)
• Jiger (cameo)
• Iris (cameo)
• Asian dragon (cameo)
• Phoenix (cameo)
• Qilin (cameo)

Gallery

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  Barugon

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  Gamera flying

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  Gamera is hit by Barugon

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  Gyaos

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  Zigra, Jiger, Iris, and Barugon

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  Some of preceding monsters before Daiei kaiju

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  Front and back covers.

Trivia

• This manga attempts to provide a possible origin for Iris, whose backstory was left ambiguous in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. It is suggested that he was a prototype guardian monster created by the Atlanteans before Gamera, as were Barugon, Jiger, and Zigra.

See also

• Gamera vs. Barugon (manga)
• Gamera the Giant Monster 3: Gamera vs. Barugon

External links

• Fan translation by LSD Jellyfish

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